tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79269401962715105532023-11-16T08:14:08.415-06:00Mister LurieMister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-43807850075660511952019-07-17T13:30:00.000-05:002019-07-17T13:30:12.813-05:00It's official!Just completed the Seesaw ambassador training, and I'm really excited to experiment with the new creative tools!<br />
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<span id="goog_1253529095"></span><span id="goog_1253529096"></span><br />Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-66113697691483746902018-10-05T07:44:00.001-05:002018-10-05T07:44:18.331-05:00Teachers Are Leaving the Profession Because of Large Class Sizes, and It's Changing the Face of Education https://t.co/mRGqvt4Xtt via @WeAreTeachers — Mister Lurie (@misterlurie) October 5, 2018<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/p/208569632638935">Mister Lurie</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-85901085837119524522018-05-05T08:32:00.001-05:002019-10-20T11:17:29.299-05:00The 4th was with us todayThe 4th was with us today as 33 (thirty-three) 2nd graders successfully claimed their accounts, set their passwords, (the ones they wrote themselves!) and then logged on to their computers using their brand new creds AT THE SAME TIME IN UNDER AN HOUR DURING THE LAST PERIOD ON FRIDAY. They even maintained a pin-drop quiet class (yeah, 33 2nd grade students didn’t talk for almost 5 minutes!) while I called tech support to unlock the two (only two!!!) accounts of students who tried unsuccessfully too many times in a row... oh yeah: I WAS THE ONLY ADULT IN THE ROOM. #maythe4thbewithyou #the4thisstrongwiththisoneMister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-61247787548356203932018-02-17T10:50:00.001-06:002018-02-17T10:50:29.679-06:00UTLA<p>I am a teacher and you want to arm me? The NRA says the answer to stop school shootings is more guns. But we say, arm us with more resources not more guns. Mary Cathryn Ricker NRA - National Rifle Association of America <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UTLAnow/videos/1956126557742129/" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-46616051272742847062018-02-05T07:28:00.001-06:002018-02-05T07:28:24.292-06:00Read This: 3rd Grade Class Looking for Comfy Reading Spots! | DonorsChoose.org project by Ms. Ortiz<p><em>Can you help?</em></p>
<p>My students need comfortable seating, pillows and beanbags, for independent reading time. My students are an amazing group of third graders who reside on the northwest side of the city of the Chica... <a href="https://www.donorschoose.org/project/read-this-3rd-grade-class-looking-for-c/2860341/?utm_source=dc&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=project&utm_term=unknown&rf=facebook-dc-2018-02-project-unknown" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-9499643055516939922018-01-06T13:51:00.001-06:002018-01-06T13:51:32.676-06:00Perspective | This school librarian teaches students about (actual) fake news. Here’s how parents can, too.<p><em>“Congress, tech companies, algorithms or legislation can’t save us from fake news, alternate facts or hate speech. Only our brains, our own ability to think and our own innate skepticism can. When we ask other people to do the work for us, we’ve already lost the battle. We need to teach this to our children.”</em></p>
<p>Here are techniques I teach to my students, easily adaptable for use at home. <a href="http://ift.tt/2F6irNt" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-55602134428037909232018-01-06T08:11:00.001-06:002018-01-06T08:11:16.772-06:00Tech Buddies: Building Technology Skills Through Peer Teaching<p><em>Fantastic!</em></p>
<p>See the learning on both sides when fifth graders teach computer skills to first graders. <a href="http://ift.tt/2p9Krr1" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-49652752884234462502017-12-30T14:35:00.001-06:002017-12-30T14:35:20.334-06:00Nancy<p>Stop closing schools. <a href="http://ift.tt/2CrA5u2" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-63679373594749273882017-12-24T02:28:00.001-06:002017-12-24T02:28:19.293-06:00Teaching Channel<p>"Effective school leaders could make the biggest impact by having their best staff teaching the youngest children, according to the results of a new study." <a href="http://ift.tt/2pqbJhe" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-63890352989631306982017-10-20T18:03:00.001-05:002017-10-20T18:03:25.342-05:00Josh Goodman on Twitter<p>“Burger King just released one of the best anti-bullying PSAs I've ever seen https://t.co/0RV1JUvBd2” <a href="https://twitter.com/JustJOSH_ingYa/status/920841882162417664/video/1?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=shawnimal&utm_content=921407312253906944" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-2041773386858780362017-10-11T17:28:00.001-05:002017-10-11T17:28:10.605-05:00WeAreTeachers<p>Whoa! I had no idea. <a href="https://goo.gl/Uw7CK1" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-84104158708690017552017-10-01T18:31:00.001-05:002017-10-01T18:31:20.038-05:00Being Liberal<p><em>The message is clear: education must always be the priority.</em></p>
<p>Once upon a time, America had a president who valued education... John F. Kennedy's words animated like never before! Video created by Social Good Now. JFK speech on Education at Vanderbilt University 1963 <a href="http://ift.tt/2n2jtBt" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-8947793143525365922017-09-21T12:44:00.001-05:002017-09-21T12:44:38.658-05:00Michael<p><em>"Despite the rightwing campaign against unions, if we want to move American schools and students into the 21st century, the United States should encourage teacher unionization. That is if you believe decisions should be based on research and data, not on anti-union propaganda."</em></p>
<p>"But what if teacher unions actually improve teacher, student, and school performance? That is exactly what economist Eunice Han of the University of Utah found in a multi-year study encompassing data from a third of U.S. public school districts. ...Han also examined the impact of legal changes in 2010-2011 that limited the bargaining rights of teachers in Idaho, Indiana, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The data showed that declining unionism, which decreased teacher salaries, contributed to an exodus of better teachers and reduced the incentive for districts to dismiss poorer performing teachers. In a surprise finding, Han also discovered a correlation between unionized school districts and lower student drop out rates, which she argues is a measure of higher school and student performance." And it is a relentless, frighteningly well funded, right wing assault. <a href="http://ift.tt/2hiu24c" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-15665823326077137442017-09-17T18:02:00.001-05:002017-09-17T18:02:52.520-05:00The Teacher Salary Project<p>“The OECD has reconfirmed the shameful truth—U.S. teachers are paid 60 percent less than similarly educated U.S. professionals. They work longer hours and teach more children compared with their international peers." -Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers http://ift.tt/2hbM1Wz <a href="http://ift.tt/2hbM1Wz" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-72698153938250922532017-09-16T14:02:00.001-05:002017-09-16T14:02:42.314-05:00Leer es poder! | DonorsChoose.org project by Ms. Ortiz<p><em>Help a fellow teacher!</em></p>
<p>My students need Spanish book novels for our units of study! My students are an amazing group of third graders who reside on the northwest side of the city of the Chicago. Although most qualify for... <a href="http://ift.tt/2xGVS10" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-21672496511136451092017-09-03T07:57:00.001-05:002017-09-03T07:57:25.677-05:00When Do Teachers Stay Neutral?<p><em>"You can’t be neutral when someone is being disrespectful or using bigoted language."</em></p>
<p>Is a 6th grader chanting “Build a Wall” in his classroom a political statement or a deliberate act to intimidate other students in the class? <a href="http://ift.tt/2iV1mz1" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-66837253410690610392017-09-01T23:57:00.001-05:002017-09-01T23:57:31.974-05:00DNAinfo Chicago<p>Thank you, Chance. <a href="http://ift.tt/2wrObdg" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-25948761170318615042017-08-16T20:37:00.001-05:002017-08-16T20:37:43.178-05:00Make history during the solar eclipse as a citizen scientist<p><em>http://ift.tt/2wQSIEg</em></p>
<p>Today’s instant global connectivity makes whole new kinds of citizen science possible during a solar eclipse. <a href="http://ift.tt/2wQSIEg" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-10782282526091074312017-08-01T09:55:00.001-05:002017-08-01T09:55:10.201-05:00Better Government Association<p><em>"The bill’s Chicago pension component can’t be called a “bailout” or even a perk because it only gives CPS what every other school district already has."</em></p>
<p>BREAKING: We've teamed up with Pulitzer Prize winning group PolitiFact to become the official fact-checkers of Illinois government officials and politicos. Here's our first: <a href="http://ift.tt/2tZXHF0" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-63303917460252163392017-07-31T19:55:00.001-05:002017-07-31T19:55:11.290-05:00Teaching Channel<p><em>Mine are: barf, blood, and boogers.</em></p>
<p>Help prevent classroom interruptions by teaching students the three B's! <a href="http://ift.tt/2vngxpS" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-66996586538137324282017-07-26T11:47:00.001-05:002017-07-26T11:47:23.413-05:00WBEZ<p>The 28 members of Girl Scouts #Troop6000, and its two co-leaders are part of the first troop specifically for girls who are homeless. <a href="http://ift.tt/2tD8pNH" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-61586355603983095012017-07-22T12:48:00.001-05:002017-07-22T12:48:33.702-05:00AFT - American Federation of Teachers<p>Nice try, Betsy. <a href="http://ift.tt/2ump3lA" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-1525044089361106472017-06-23T08:20:00.001-05:002017-06-23T08:20:39.271-05:00Why Teachers Suck …<p><em>"We ask teachers to teach, feed, clothe, and parent our children, but refuse them the resources, support, and time to do the job. Instead, we shame them for not saving our fractured society."</em></p>
<p>A friend and I were grousing about ignorance run amok. “Americans get their information from internet memes,” I laughed. “And in the true spirit of democracy, dullards who have never cracked a boo… <a href="http://ift.tt/2rUXZHu" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-67393521145677218742017-06-20T08:16:00.001-05:002017-06-20T08:16:36.233-05:00Baltimore teachers launch door-to-door campaign to stem tide of enrollment decline<p><em>@ctulocal1 here's an idea... https://goo.gl/kvcZHE</em></p>
<p>Faced with a shrinking student population and the fewer dollars it brings, Baltimore teachers are taking matters in their own hands with a city-wide enrollment drive. <a href="https://goo.gl/kvcZHE" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
Mister Luriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08476623148887887746noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7926940196271510553.post-29517209290496142442017-06-10T12:19:00.001-05:002017-06-10T12:19:13.038-05:00The Access Model: A 1:1 Framework For Teaching With Technology<p><em>"Unfiltered [content] doesn’t mean questionable content, but rather ideas and thinking that is packaged by someone other than the teacher–and thus requiring unique skills and understandings to navigate." #21stcenturyskills</em></p>
<p>The Access Model: A 1:1 Framework For Teaching With Technology <a href="http://ift.tt/2rcTlsD" target="_blank">Read More...</a></p>
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